Just got back from Saint Marys…
We met the surgeon and his team and had a tour of the Neonatal Surgical unit. The surgeon explained that Ruby will need a little operation when she is born to rectify the cord hernia and if that is all they need to do she could be home a week after that.
He did say that due to the fact that one of the scans looked like there might be a hole in the diaphragm, he will want to check Ruby out as soon as she is born and do X-rays and tests etc to 100% rule that out (even though a later scan showed it was all ok). I think the fact that it was mentioned means he is being doubly cautious.
I asked if the two were connected, i.e. does having one pre-dispose you to the other but he said no - it just looks like bad luck if she has both.
She will be induced at 37 weeks-ish and it will all happen at Saint Marys - we will still be going to the Royal Oldham for the next couple of scans though - 30 and 34 weeks.
Thats all for now
Chris